HEI,PSYoU SEI.I.T AN AU.THOR ITATIVE FORECAST . .

"The forccut for apcrtment modernizctionlor l94l ir romething of a rurprirc, bccrure 3t ir neerly doubfc th.t which war reported lot ow l94O fulvcy . . thc prediction of t75,000,000 to be rpent on office end commercial building nodernizrtion during 1941 it velidrted by the rccurocy of prcviour lorcccr!."

BUILDING & BUITDING MANAGEMENT

"A comervativc cctimate ol the ferm reprir cnd rcmodeling merlcct lot 7941 ir over t490,500,000 Thir will be thc hrgeil on rccord."

Successfut Farming

"Our cstimctc ir clorc lo 1,000,000 rcpcir rnd modernization prgigcb during 1941. Yle ftgrre thatrbout 75V6 ol thir numberwill involve chenger or improvcmcnb on ringle family dwcllingi...

AMERICAN BUILDET

"Yh"l you conrider thct every mcnufacturing plent.in Amcrica today ir reeking cvcry mcrnr avcilable to incrcrre ib cepecity, you cen well im.agine that$c reprir rnd'ren6jeling mcrtcet ir rehtively ar big cr the new construction marltet."

FACTORY MANAGEMENT

Truthful

He walked into the fish market at the close of day, his fishpole and other paraphernalia over his shoulder. He was evidently in from a long day's work.

"Just stand over there," he said to the fish dealer, "and throw me five of those largest trout."

"Throw them to you?" said the fish dealer.

"Yes, throw them to me," said the fisherman. "I may be a rotten fisherman, but I won't lie."

A Jap Kick On Postal Servtce

Some Japanese workers in a British Columbia sawmill were not receiving their home nevvspapers regularly, so they wrote a protest to the local postmaster, in the following words:

"'We are highly pleased to say that you may kindly consider of our paper not delivered regularly by what reason. We understood your service were quite right by the reference from Vancouver postoffice for our inquiring or its item, but yet we receive the complaining from the subscriber saying all our paper has been distributed under the condition of three or four copies in a mail, not daily. Thanking your kind attention."

DIFF'ERENT

Bounder-"What do you tell your wife when you've been out too late? Everything?"

Rounder-"No, Anything."

' ,EAVENS'ARRY

I'm goin' to 'ave a little 'ome, That's mine from end to end, Where I can smoke N'lounge about, An'entertain a friendI'm goin' to 'ave a garden, too. An' plant a shady tree, An'live so that a landlord, Will'ave no 'old on me.

Something Anyway

A retailing lumbering guyCould not sell to a miser-Oh My!

A roof for his head

So the dealer-'tis saidPut a shanty over his eye.

Louder Noises

"Bang ! !" went the rifles at the army maneuvers. The pretty blonde screamed and jumped backwards into the arms of a nice young man.

"OH l" she said, blushing. "I beg your pardon."

"Not at all," said the nice young man. "L€t's go over and watch the artillery."

The Dusty Road

By John Masefield

Dunno a heap about the what and whY, Can't say's I ever knowed.

Heaven to me's a fair blue stretch of sky, Earth's jest a dusty road.

Dunno the names o'things, or what they are, Can't say's I ever will.

Dunno 'bout God-He's jest the noddin' star Atop the sandy hill.

Dunno 'bout life-it's jest a tramp alone, From wakin'-time to doss.

Dunno'bout Death-it's jest a quiet stone All over-gray wi' moss.

An' where I live, an'why the old world spins Are things I never knowed. My mark's the gypsy fires, the lonely inns, An' jest the dusty road.

Fir Door Institute's Annual Meeting Red Devil Buys Chicaso Roller Stippler Co.

A manufacturer of door hardware and a large lumber distributor were among the speakers who addressed the recent annual meeting of Fir Door Institute members at Tacoma, Washington, as they reviewed accomplishments for the year, re-named officers and laid plans for an expanded promotional program.

Officers of the industry-wide organization representing Douglas fir door manufacturers are: president, J. F. Simpson, vice-president of Buffelen Lumber and Manufacturing Co.; vice-president, H. E. Tenzler, president of Northwest Door Co.; treasurer, N. O. Cruver, general manager of Wheeler Osgood Sales Corp.; secretary, C. T. Eckstrom, manag'er of Monarch Door Company. All are of Tacoma.

E. A. "Doc" Woods, vice-president, George C. \raughn & Son Co.. Houston, Texas, told the door men of the market for fir doors and other fir products in the ter-ritory his distributing firm serves.

In discussing future promotional trends, Dave C. Crawford, factory manager of Crawford Door Company, Detroit, Michigan, announced an intensified advertising and sales program is intended for the Craw-Fir-l)or, overhead type garage door for which his firm manufactures hardlvare. Crarvford pointed this even greater activity will be directed toward key markets.

He also reported on a series of tests, which proved the durability of the Craw-Fir-Dor, completed recentlv by the engineering department at Purdue University.

Most of the meeting r\ras devoted to preparing plans for an even more aggressive advertising program for Douglas fir stock doors, Tru-Fit entrance doors, the CrawFir-Dor and other fir millwork. Charles E. Devlin, director of publicity for the institute, directed much of this discussion.

Five field representatives of the Douglas Fir Plywood Association gave the assembly of fir door men sales tips on better methods of merchandising in their respective territories. These men are Dave S. Betcone of Chicago, Harry Steidle of Washington, D.C., A. C. Sherman of New York, Joe Weston of El Monte, California, and J. D. Long of Fredonia, Kansas.

W. E. Difford, .managing director of Fir Door Institute, presided at the meeting. His annual report to the associa-

Products oI the Chicago Roller Stippb, J., which become the Red Devil line.

Landon P. Smith, Inc., frvington, N. J., manuf acturer of Red Devil roller stipplers and other painters' and glaziers' tools, has purchased the entire stippler business of the Chicago Roller Stippler Co., Chicago.

All tools, dies and machinery are being moved to lrvington, N. J., and the entire line will be available, in both standard and deluxe models, along with other Red Devil tools for combination shipments from the Irvington plant.

The Chicago Roller Stippler Co. was the originator and pioneer in the roller stippler business. This tool, which has a replaceable cover, has made it easy by a simple light, rolling action to do work formerly requiring utmost skill and tedious effort.

Landon P. Smith, Inc., will supply full information on roller stipplers as well as other Red Devil products to the many former customers of the Chicago Roller Stippler Co.

Back On Job

Lloyd IIarris, Northern California Vancouver Plywood & Veneer Co., was in Oakland, June 2, after an absence due to illness.

representative of back at his office of several weeks

Back From Eastern Trip

Millard C. White, manager of Christenson Lumber Co., San Francisco, returned recently from a vacation trip to New York and other Eastern cities. He made the trip by automobile and was accompanied by Mrs. White. tion members and their sales representatives present was given by a series of charts discussing the advertising, sales promotional and research activities of the fir door industrv.

"Pauf Bunyan's" 1941 Logging Program

The logging program of The Red River Lumber Company, Westwood, Calif', f.or l94l provides for the delivery of 185 million feet of logs to the plant at Westwood.

From the Humbug-Almanor-Butt Valley area will come 5O million feet. These logs will run 33 per cent Ponderosa Pine, 55 per cent Sugar Pine and 12 pet cent fncense Cedar and Douglas Fir. This is a very rough mountain terrain at altitudes from 4,500 to 6,000 feet. Legs are moved by tractor from the stump to the truck loading landings and are hauled by Company trucks, on private road, an ayerage of 7 miles to The Red River Lumber Company's railroad at a point 33 miles southwest of Westwood. This railroad with a maximum adverse grade of Z per cent is electrified Lor 17 miles and 16 miles arc oper: ated by steam locomotives.

From the Moonlight-Light's Creek tracts will come 135 million feet that will run 75 pet cent Ponderosa Pine, 16l per cent Sugar Pine and 8l pet cent Incense Cedar and Douglas Fir. This is also a region of rough mountain slopes with altitudes from 5,000 to 6,24O feet-

To tap this area the Company has built 28 miles of private main road and 3 miles of branches. The main road has a Z4-f.oot roadbed with lGinch gravel ballast. Its maximum adverse grade is 3 per cent.

The transportation from Moonlight-Light's Creek will be by truck. A new fleet of Z2 General Motors Diesel trucks has been purchased by the Company and is being placed in operation on this haul. Loading is done by two Osgood loaders which travel the road on rubber tired wheels picking up logs with a swinging boom where they are delivered at the roadside by tractors without the necessity of fixed landings.

Deliveries by truck and rail are made to the log pond of the Westwood plant at an altitude of 5080 feet.

To maintain trucks and motorized equipment a large shop is operated by the Company at Westwood supplemented by field mechanics with tool trucks for emergency repairs and routine maintenance of tractors on the job. Maintenance cars also rtake emergency repairs on trucks on the road and trucks get into the shop each day for servicing. The maintenance of tires is a specialized job as each of the General Motors Diesel trucks with its Willamette trailer runs on 18 tlxZ2 inch tires. 'Water trucks and graders keep up the roadbed and bulldozers grade the branches and trails.

Trucks on the Moonlight-Light's creek run can be operated two 8-hour shifts per day and this requires electric lighted loading during hours of darkness provided by trucks equipped with generators and lights.

The logging program is based on plant production of

Obituaries

Mrs. Barbara Bensted Van Matre

Mrs. Barbara Bensted Van Matre, wife of V. A. Van Matre, member of the firm of Van Matre - Manning Lumber Co., Downey, passed away on June 4. She was 41 years of age and was born in Riverside, Calif.

Mrs. Van Matre is survived by her husband, V. A. Van Matre, and a son, Billie. Funeral services were held from Memory Chapel of Thomas L. Miller Co., Downey, on Tune 4.

\(/illiam C. Talbot

William C. Talbot, of Hillsborough, Calif., son of the late William H. Talbot, who with George A. Pope founded the lumber firm of Pope & Talbot, passed away on -Iune 1.

He was 49 years old, a graduate of the University of Santa Clara, and during the first World War held a commission in the United Air Corps. He remained an aviation enthusiast throughout the years that followed.

He is survived by a son, William C. Talbot, Jr. of San Pedro; a sister, Mrs. Lewis Michelson of San Francisco, and a brother, Frederick C. Talbot, San Francisco.

\f. H. Buoy

W. H. Buoy, well known Pacific Coast lumberman, passed away in Long Beach on June 9 following a long illness. Ife was 65 years of age.

A native of Oregon, Mr. Buoy was connected with the lumber business in the Northwest for many years, and prior to his coming to Southern California was in the wholesale lumber business in Portland, Ore. For the past three years, he was associated with W. W. Wilkinson in Los Angeles.

He is survived by his wife, and a son, Norman, who is with the Trio Lumber Co. in Eugene, Ore. Funeral services were held in Long Beach on June 10.

170 million feet for the sawmill and 15 million feet for the plywood factory. The sawmill cut is based on the ""p""ity of the TGtunnel Moore Dry Kilns and all of the mill cut except some large timbers and railroad ties, will be kiln dried.

As in previous years logs will be hauled faster than the sawmill cuts them and the excess stored at the mill to supply the mill cut for next winter. It is planned to have 50 million feet of logs stored for this purpose'

Big Crowd tVill Attend Lumbermen-s H:-Jinlcs June 20

The committee for the Lumbermen's Hi-Jinks, which will be held Friday evening, June 2O, l94l at the Royal Palms Hotel, 360 South Westlake Ave., I-os Angeles, has arranged for a fine floor show which will feature well known professional entertainers. Numbers on the program include: The Three Hot Shots, three colored boy dancers; four beautiful girl dancers, each doing three numbers; Toni La Rue, accordionist, who rvill play during the dinner hour and also do her vaudeville act; Gifford and Pearl, comedy team, and Armando and Leta, knockabout act. The show will run for one and a half hours.

The committee advises that the advance sale for tickets is large and suggests that all who intend going to buy their tickets early. Dinner tickets are $2.50 per plate. Dinner will be served at 7:00 p.m.

The committee arranging for the Hi-Jinks includes: Milton Taenzer, American Hardwood Co.. chairman; George S. Melville, South Sound Lumber Sales, Inc'; Leo Hubbard, Hayward Lumber & Investment Co.; and Maury Alexander, Paramount Pictures, Inc.

For tickets and reservations call Phil Lyons, Hayward Lumber & Investment Co., Los Angeles, telephone CApital 6191, or members of the committee.

Classer in Sales Management and Salermanship

P. W. Combs, Sr., is conducting classes in sales management and salesmanship at the University of Southern California, University College. Classes in sales management are held Monday and Wednesday evening, and in salesmanship Tuesday and Thursday evening, the sessions being from 7 :OO to 9:20 p.m.

Mr. Combs is well known to lumbermen, having appeared on the programs of many lumber conventions throughout the country. He was formerly advertising manager for a large Eastern building material manufacturer, and was the speaker at a recent meeting of the Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo Club.

F. J. CONNOLLY BACK FROM EAST

Frank J. Connolly, vice.president and general manager, Western Hardwood Lumber Co., Los Angeles, is expected back in his office June 16 from a 3O-day business and vacation trip to New York. He made the trip both ways by plane.

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